diff --git a/package/chrony/chrony.service b/package/chrony/chrony.service
index 325b63c492..210122cf5d 100644
--- a/package/chrony/chrony.service
+++ b/package/chrony/chrony.service
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ After=syslog.target network.target
 Conflicts=systemd-timesyncd.service
 
 [Service]
+# Turn off DNSSEC validation for hostname look-ups, since those need the
+# correct time to work, but we likely won't acquire that without NTP. Let's
+# break this chicken-and-egg cycle here.
+Environment=SYSTEMD_NSS_RESOLVE_VALIDATE=0
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/chronyd -n
 Restart=always
 
diff --git a/package/ntp/ntpd.service b/package/ntp/ntpd.service
index 7964c5389b..9a0f4c6dbf 100644
--- a/package/ntp/ntpd.service
+++ b/package/ntp/ntpd.service
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ After=network.target
 [Service]
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/run/ntpd.pid
+# Turn off DNSSEC validation for hostname look-ups, since those need the
+# correct time to work, but we likely won't acquire that without NTP. Let's
+# break this chicken-and-egg cycle here.
+Environment=SYSTEMD_NSS_RESOLVE_VALIDATE=0
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ntpd -g -p /run/ntpd.pid
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/package/openntpd/ntpd.service b/package/openntpd/ntpd.service
index a4ffa7318c..c2924b0c5c 100644
--- a/package/openntpd/ntpd.service
+++ b/package/openntpd/ntpd.service
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ Conflicts=systemd-timesyncd.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
+# Turn off DNSSEC validation for hostname look-ups, since those need the
+# correct time to work, but we likely won't acquire that without NTP. Let's
+# break this chicken-and-egg cycle here.
+Environment=SYSTEMD_NSS_RESOLVE_VALIDATE=0
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ntpd -s -d
 
 [Install]